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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-16

shovel along most of the route through to
Butte. The gulch fill across lower Last
Chance is rising rapidly, and the roadbed
through the seventh ward is advancing
outside the city boundary. The line less
than a mile out from the city limits strikes
pretty close to the Northern Pacific ana
parallels it to Prickly Pear crossing, and
then turns and follows the Helena and
Jefferson county road to Jefferson City and
Wickes. Another year. very likely, will
witness Northern Pacific and Manitoba
trains racing on close parallel tracks be-
tween Butte and Helena.
1t is calculated that the Manitoba track,
at the end of the present week, will be adj
vanced to point 100 miles west of Fort
Buford. Grading gangs in large nun bers
are moving forward and covering the
ground between Fort Assinaboine, Ben
ton and Great Falls. Traffic Manager
Alexander, before leaving here for the
north, expressed himself as confident that
the tracklayers would reach Great Falls by
September 10.
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Great Falls to Bismarck.

A Tribune reporter learned yesterday,
from what we regard as a reliable source,
that there is no longer any doubt but what
the Manitoba will grade road from Mi
not to Bismarck this season, and that the
work will begin in few days and continue
until the road is completed. Contractor
Sims told subcontractor, '.if you stay un-
til the work is completed, | will guarantee
you work on the Minot & Bismarck branch
as long as it lasts The man accepted the
offer and wentback to work. An engineer
stated in the hearing of reliable citizen
the other evening that an outfit would be
in Minot in about ten days to begin work
on the grade All of these circumstances
give emphasis to the widely-circulated re-
ports that have been flooding the columns
of the papers concerning the construction
of this line, and the Tribune believes that
the line will be built and at once. The
construction of this line W i'll act as pow
erful magnet to attract other lines to our
young metropolis.-Kinot Tribune, July7.
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majority of them had never seen train
of cars and all shouted sswakan," meaning
wonderful. They could not understand
how the track moved remarking they
could see nothing pulling or pushing it.
Tuesday afternoon all was quiet again,
and a traveller, who few months ago might
have rlden for miles over this country and
seen nothing to recall civilization, would
now stumble on this new road along which
runs two telegraph lines and stop aston
ished. wondering if he We're not the Rip
Van Winkle of the nineteenth century.
Tuesday evening the roar of running
train, and the whistle of the enginearoused
us all from reVerie we had fallen into. and
led us to conclude that this was about the
most wonderful undertaking of man, and
beats anything in railroad building on
record. Messrs. Hill, Shepherd, Shields
and General Heth arrived on a special
train last evening, all except General Heth,
who came on business relative to Indian
affairs, proceeded to the end of the track
to-dayb
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The Twin Cities.

ST. PAUL, July 10.-The crops of the
northwest, embracing the entire territory
tributary to this market, never appeared
more promising than at this time. A few
isolated spots may suffer, but the general
outlook is uncommonly good. The job
bing trade for the season past has shown
a marked increase over the trade for cor
responding period last year. Country
dealers are reported generally in good
condition. At the banks money appears
plentiful for legitimate business needs at
usual rates, and no stringeney exists, not
withstanding the very large real estate
operations of the past year. Building
permits for this season, to date, largely
exceed in amount any previous season in
the history of the city. The same is true
of Duluth and other cities of Minnesota
and Dakota Very faftering results have
recently been achieved by two or three
land syndicates in locating here. Eigh-
teen new factories of various kinds are
employing nearly fifteen hundred people,
and an estimate capital OF $S0O,OOO to
$500, 900. Most of these enterprises come
from eastern points. 4 large extent of new
country is being opened up by the extern
sion of railroads, notably the Minneapolis
q Pacific and st. Paul. Minneapolis s.
Manitoba, the latter pushing towards Hell
ena, where it will enter this fall. For
trade and manufacturing the future seems
very promising.
In Minneapolis the iobbIng business for
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the first half of 1887 has been largely in
excess of same periods in former years,
and shows an increase of from % to 80
per cent over corresponding half of 1886.
The improvement in collections has been
fully as marked, though midsummer col
lections have fallen off moderately. Prices
have been well sustained, and the results
of the seasons business very satisfactory.
The lumber season opened with moder-
ate demand, supplemented by large orders
from southwestern markets; this was fol
lowed by an increasing home demand
which has been well sustained.
The bank clearings from January to
May 81 were $64, ,827 900, as compared
with $50, ,7ss.O0O for 1885, and S38 8,S93, 600
for 1885. There is a steady demand for
money for legitimate enterprises, and the
supply about equal to the industrial de-
mand. There is general feeling Of con-
fdence in the future, the increase in all
lines being looked upon as healthy and
commensurate with the growth Of the
cify
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Districts REMEMBERED.

HELENA, July 15.-In the supreme
court the districts of the territory have
been remembered as follows:
First district, Chief Justice Mcconnell
presiding judge-Comprising the coun-
ties of Lewis and Clarke, Jefferson and
Choteau
Second district, Associate Justice Gal
braith presiding-C Comprising the counties
of Silver Bow, Deer Lodge and Missoula.
Third district, Associate Justice Nc
Leary presiding-Comp the counties
of Gallatin, Park, Madison and Beaver
head.
Fourth district, Associate Justice Bach
presiding-Comprising the counties Of
Meagher, Fergus, Yellowstone, Custer
and Dawson.
The terms of court in the first district
have been fixed as follows:
Lewis and Clark County-First Monday
in March, July and November.
Jefferson County-Third Mondays in
April and September.
Choteau County-First Tuesdays after
the first Mondays in April and September.
It will be seen that the numbers of the
first and third districts have been trans
rosp6
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The River Traffic.

Fort BENTON, July 15.-The Judith
which left Bismarck on July 6 for this
port, is bringing the following merchan-
disc consigned to Great Falls houses;
Dunlap g. Mitchell, package; Max Ka-
baker, package; D. C. Ehrhart, IS pack
ages; W. s. Wetzel, 40 packages; ]. II.
Mcknight, 121 packages; Gibson & Chow
en-, $4,000 pounds.
The steamer Bachelor is coming with
railroad supplies, and arrived at the Coal
Banks on Wednesday at 80 p. m. She
met the Terry twenty miles above Big Mud,
dy on July 8; met the Helena just below
Poplar river; met the Benton 40 miles
above Peck at noon on the 9th.
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Affairs at Fort Benton.

FoRT BENTON, July 15.-The Montana
Growers Association has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, J. E. Bower; viee-president,
F. W. Flint; secretary, L. W. Peck;
treasurer, T. E. Collins.
A. B. Hamilton, county assessor, Is here
prosecuting his work of assessing the
citizens of the county. He will remain
here only a few days this time and will
devote his time mainly to interviewing
outside parties who may be in the city as to
the value of their property, and will then
proceed to complete his labors in the out
side districts, leaving Fort Benton and
Great Falls for the last work to be done.
Mr.. Hamilton has virtually completed his
labors north of Sun river, and in addition
has gone through Sand Coulee and some
other settlements south of the Missouri
river.
The Racer Press is now at work on a
pamphlet to be issued by the Fort Benton
Board of Trade, and which will be ready
for distribution in two or three weeks. It
will set forth the resources and advanta-
ges of this city and surrounding country,
presenting the main features by illustra-
tions as well as pen pictures.
John Wright, the wool grower of Pend d.
Oreille coulee, brings the report that two
Blood Indians were recently wounded
and captured by detachment of troops
stationed in the vicinity of the Sweet Grass
hills 1t appears that the redskins were
riding along, coming south, when they
were observed by the soldiers and request
ed to halt. This they refused to do, but,
instead, fred on the soldiers. The latter
returned the fire, wounding both Indians,
when they were captured and taken to
camp.
Engineer Barclay says that it may be
eight or ten days before the graders reach
the Marias river. They are now ssstrung
OUT and it will require at least that time
to complete the work in hand
l5Mr. Barnes of Wool creek has sold his
clip of wool at 20A cents.
John w. Rogers of the Teton had a
horse to fall with him on Tuesday and
received some pretty severe injuries
about the face. The horse broke its
shoulder and was subsequently killed
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A Canadian Project.

BUTTE, July 12.-The Miner prints an
interview with the vice-president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, in which the
following question and answer appear:
"Mr. Oakes, what do you know of the
building of line from Medicine Hat on
the Canadian Pacific to Great Falls on the
Manitoba system, thereby uniting the Can
adian and extreme northern line of the
continent, as against the Northern Pacific
and the Grand Trunk combination?"
81 think that this is a plan that has been
discussed more Or less by the Canadian
Pacific people with Mr.. Hill of the Mani
toba, but | doubt if any definite agreement
has yet been reached
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GENERAL MONTANA NEWS.
Boulder is booming this year.

Boulder is booming this year.
All the Helena papers rejoice at the
call for the extra session.
Manager John Mcguire is suffering from
nervous prostration at Butte.
Mile. Rhea and her clever company
have been playing in Helena.
There were three dangerous runaways
in Helena on Wednesday, E. Hunt was
hurt by one. $
Two children were burned in the fire
at the house of Thomas Waymack,
Thompson Falls.
Judge Blake says that the new session
may last thirty days and that the bounty
law may be reduced, but not repealed.
Judge Blake considers that Hon. w
Muth of Lewis and Clarke county is still
member of the Legislature, despite his
resignation.
Two members of the Nez Perce tribe,
who are Presbyterian elergymen, are in
Billings and are about to visit the Crows
as missionaries.
The dam of the Blossom reservoir, be-
Gently gave way, causing much damage.
One life was lost.
In Missoula the fast houses have taken
out liquor licenses, having presented petit
tions, signed by resident freeholders, that
their reputation is good.
The recent Protestant Episcopal festival
in Helena, was we'll attended. Among
a. foIs 90 al
Wilson, Davidson, Esler, Fretz and Sims
and Miss Goodwin.
Sam Phillips of Lewiston, Fergus coun-
ty. recently sold $4,000 pounds of wool at
201s cents per pound in Billings. The
buyer was Mr.. Blair of Cutler & Gilbert,
Duluth. In the same city, E. Clark of
Cook & Clark, from Ross Fork in the
Judith Basin, sold his clip of $4,000
pounds to T. Hanlon, who is buying for
Luce & Manning of Boston.
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In Favor.

On the subject of washing wool the
Wool Journal says more than nine-tenths
of the domestic clip now comes to market
unwashed. The quotations are mostly
made for unwashed wool. Shrinkages
are more accurately estimated on wool in
its natural state than when it has been
washed. There is no uniform standing
among growers as to how much or how
little it shall be washed. So it happens
that miscellaneous lot of washed wool
(so called collected in any of the sections
where the old practice of sheep washing
still prevails, varies SO widely in condition
that anything like q correct estimate of the
shrinkage of the entire t is impossible.
II is little better than guessing to buy such
a lot at "a stated price per pound. The
well washed wool generally sells the half
washed lots.
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SHORT TELEGRAMS.

BISMARCK, July 1.-THE Missouri, the
lightning boat of the fleet, left at daylight
yesterday for Fort Benton.
OTTAWA, July 15.-An order in council
has been passed extending for ninety days
the cattle quarantine to Manitoba and the
Northwest territories.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-James NJ.
White, who has been cashier of the Times
zens newspaper for II period of ten years,
is said to be defaulter to the amount of
at least $4,000.
TACOMA, July 14-The Olympian sailed
to-day for Alaska. Among her $50 pas
sengers will be Mayor Rice of st. Paul
with his family, and Major and Mrs.
Walker of Helena.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The torrid
weather which prevailed in nearly every
part of the country during the past week,
is not due, the signal Office says, to any eX-
ceptional cause, and no relief can be pre-
dicted at present.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 15.-Knott and
Melrose, the committee organizing the
ton in October, will present in the name
of the people an invitation to the presi-
dent to be present.
New YORK, July 15.-Formal notice of
his accommodation by name was receiv-
ed on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. DIR.
McGlynn. 1t was contained in register
ed letter which had been delayed at the
Brooklyn postoffice since july 8.
CHIeAeo, July 14.--During the four
weeks ending yesterday the daily temper
ature has averaged 81 degrees, a record
unprecedented in the history of Chicago.
Yesterday the temperature reached 66 de-
grees and to-day offers no prospect of re-
lief.
DENVER, July 15.-Mrs. John Wither
was arrested yesterday on a complaint
sworn out by District Attorney Rhodes,
charging her with causing the death of
her husband by the administering of arse.
mic. She was arraigned and placed
under 81 900 bonds.
HELENA, July 15.-[special to the Tri-
bunel-On Saturday next the officers of
all the companies of the territorial m litia
will meet in Helena for the purpose of
perfecting a regimental organization. 1t
is probable that plans for general en-
campment will be perfected.
ST.. LOUIS, July 15.-The committee of
reception of the Grand Army of the Re
public will give notice tomorrow that all
departments and post commanders, who
desire to go into camp, must make their
.SJs fN, r$c hnfo Aranr
l. to give time to have them made.
Tucson. Arizona, July 15.-Southern
Arizona has been visited by very severe
storms and cloudbursts during the past
few days The Santa Cruz river is over a
mile wide. Washouts on railroads have
been frequent, and great number of
stock have been drowned. Yesterday a
freight train loaded with freight. was
carried away by cloudburst in the Can
yon Dioro.
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a Plague of Sand RI es.

ST. PAUL, July IA phenomenal
shower of sand flies visited st. Paul to-
night. Millions upon millions covered
the sidewalks in solid mass. They
fiocked about the electric and street
lamps, lighting upon the windows in
foeks. Pedestrians crushed them into a
jelly. At Bridge Square they must have
been two inches deep on the ground, and
at the Union depot they caused White
Bear passengers to stamp de. The street
department has lively job on its hands.
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The Needs OF the South.

CHICAGO, July 15.--in the convention
of the National Educational Association
to-day, Mr.. May of Boston submitted a
resolution declaring it to be the sense of
the convention that it is the duty of con-
gress to come to the aid of the people of
the southern states in their present efforts
to overcome illiteracy The resolution
declares that to be the great misfortune
of the south, and that if neglected the
whole republic viii suffer. He urged
that the Blair bill be passed. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee there
on
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MIR. Thurman Declines.

cH1cAGo, July 1.-THE Daily Neaes'
Columbus special says: Allen G. Thur
man, son of Allen g. Thurman, who is at
present in Boston, has received a letter
in which ex-senator Thurman desires lis
sca to prevent his name from going before
the Democratic convention as candidate
for governor. He says, 'the nomination
for governor would place me in an awk-
ard position and would compel me to dis
appoint many acquaintance and near
friends
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President Hill Coming.

It is believed that President Hill is on
his way to Fort Benton and Great Falls,
in accordance with his intimation to Mr..
Conrad that he would be at Benton about
the Goth instant. a Glendive paper of the
9th announces that Mr.. Hill had been at
the end of the track in company with Mr..
Shepherd, the contractor, and General
Heth. He may take the steamer at Fort
Buford for Benton Mr.. Alexander in
tended to take this route on his way home
from here
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No Light on the Suicide.

BUTTE, July 14.-Ju1ius Sands arrived
here this morning from New York. He
says that the letter sent him by his brother,
on the day of his suicide, was business
one, and nothing in it indicated that such
an act was contemplated. He knows of
no probable reason for the deed, and says
il must have been committed when his
brother was suffering under some sudden
and violent alteration. Mr.. Sands is here
to close out the Sands & Boyce business,
but the deal has not yet been completed.
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A TERRIBLE DEED.
Murder and Suicide in Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-Ernest KEN
my, moulder by trade, who has been
morose and despondent for several days,
committed suicide in Fairmount park yes
terday with his wife. They agreed with
each other that they should die together
and went to a secluded spot. KENNY
deliberately shot his wife through the
head. She fell and he again shot her in
the breast. He shot himself three times
once in the temple, once in the mouth,
tearing away four teeth, and again in the
breast He then lay down calmly and
awaited death. Both were well attired.
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Extending the Wires,

HELENA, July 14.-[special to the Tri-
nel-Last evening w. FL. Ames, mana
ger of the Rocky Mountain Telegraph
Company at Helena, left for Butte, where
he will open an office for the company.
The wire is now being strung to that
point. When he has completed that line he
will also open offices at Anaconda and
Deer Lodge. Butte will then, as well as
Helena and Great Falls, be connected
with new system of electrical service to
all points east and west.
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An Arizona Town Flooded.

NoGALEs, Arizona, July 15.-On We'd
nesday cloud burst in the mountains
southwest of Tombstone In a short time
the town was flooded On the west side
is the large river-bed, which in few
minutes vas sWelled to the width of more
than three hundred feet In this town
and at Sonora considerable property was
damaged. No loss of life is reported, ex-
cept that of one child, though several peo-
pie had narrow escapes.
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Fighting n Youngstown.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July IA pitched
battle took place yesterday afternoon be-
tween gang of laborers, who were try
ing to raise the grade of a railroad in this
city, and the city engineers force, who OPP
posed blockading and spelling the street.
Clubs were freely used and many people
injured, but no one, as far as learned, was
fatally hurt. The contractors and several
laborers were locked up. The city forces
won the day.
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The Manitoba Advance.

GLESD1vE, July AN Independent
correspondent writes from the end
of the Manitoba track which is
now twelve miles west Of Poplar river:
.sOn Tuesday morning, like the fast array
of darkness and the approach of light, SO
came the railroad into this place. The In
dams, as they gazed awe-stricken upon
the iron horse and watched the men lay
ing the track was q sight in itself The
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Anaconda Startled.

ANACONDA, July 14-tspecial to the
Tribune. This place has sensation in
the robbery of the safe of E. H. Stanton, a
merchant, of $4,000. No force was used
and the thief must either have known
the combination or have been an expert in
his business. No one is under suspicion
and there is no clew to the perpetrator.
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a Lucky Minstrel.

PHILADEIPHLA, July 15.-It was an.
nounced yesterday that Billy West, the
famous negro minstrel, had married an
heiress, Miss Rnmelia j. Morris. daughter
of the late ]. Morris, formerly United
States Minister to Turkey. The loving.
couple were united Wednesday afternoon
il Camden, N. j., which is Pennsylvania
and New JERSEYS Gretna Green,